by Bret Brummitt | Nov 15, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Employee Benefits
Are you struggling to decide whether to embrace automated HR management solutions? Are you losing sleep over the idea of handing over your employee payroll and enrollment data to free or low-cost options? If you’re in search of a more efficient Human Resources...
by Bret Brummitt | Oct 28, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Data Analytics, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Insurance, Labor Law, Plan Design, Plan Design
ALE stands for Applicable Large Employer. Are you an ALE? Your company might be an “ALE” if: You employed on average 50 full-time employees during the preceding calendar year. You employed on average 50 full-time employees during the preceding calendar...
by The Lawyers | Aug 28, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Plan Design, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: ACA Affordability percentage drops to a new low for 2024 Just when we thought benefits affordability percentages couldn’t possibly go lower than the 2023 rate of 9.12%, the Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2023-29 declaring...
by Stacy Barrow | Jun 6, 2023 | ACA, Compliance
REMINDER: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2023 Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2023 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes...
by The Lawyers | Apr 6, 2023 | ACA, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Pharmacy
On March 30, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued a final judgment that strikes down portions of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care coverage requirement. The ACA requires the following preventive care...
by The Lawyers | Mar 14, 2023 | ACA, Compliance, Employee Benefits
Compliance Alert: 2024 Employer Mandate Penalties Released The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs), meaning employers that averaged at least fifty full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) during the preceding...